W. Shakespeare - A Midsummer Night's Dream - Oliver Messel - Folio Society 1957

Introduced by Sir Ralph Richardson. 8 leaves of designs by Oliver Messel. Bound in green cloth with a cover image printed in black and gilt. White dust-jacket printed in green and black. 22.4x17.1cm. 80pp.

Condition Report

A rare, first edition thus of A Midsummer Night's Dream published by The Folio Society in 1957.

Green cloth-covered binding presenting in original dust wrapper.

Boards are near-immaculate with minimal marks and only a small ding at the bottom of the front board. Slight bumping at the base of the spine.

In a good dust wrapper with bright panels and some chipping to head and base, including a larger tear at the back. Moderate foxing present, as seen in the photos.

Inside, content is clean, legible and the book is complete. Mild foxing present, but no inscriptions and/or marginalia.

This is a rare, very good example of Folio Society's first edition of A Midsummer Night's Dream, featuring wonderful designs by the famous English artist Oliver Messel.

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